Territories, Possessions, and Influenced Areas of
the United States of America

By -September 11, 2003

When we think of the United States we often think of the 50 official
states, but there is much more to America than just the 50 states.
Below is a listing of all of the territories, commonwealths, and
possessions of the United States of America.

On a more subjective level there are also many countries who's
leaders or political systems have been controlled or influenced by the
United States in some way over the years. For the purpose of
helping to understand American influence I will include some of these
places here and the times in which it is generally accepted that their
political systems were under significant influence of the United States.